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CompTIA A+ Certification All-in-One Exam Guide

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NOTE Many video cards come with a digital anti-theft technology called

High-bandwidth Digital Content Protection (HDCP). HDCP stops audio and

video copying between high-speed connections, such as HDMI, DisplayPort,

and DVI. The technology also stops playback of HDCP-encrypted content on

devices designed to circumvent the system.

Many companies make the hundreds of different video cards on the

market, but only three companies produce the vast majority of graphics

processors found on video cards: NVIDIA, AMD, and Intel. NVIDIA and

AMD make and sell graphics processors to third-party manufacturers who

then design, build, and sell video cards under their own branding. Intel made

its own line of cards, but now concentrates on graphics processors built into

motherboards. Figure 17-37 shows an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570 on a board

made by EVGA.

Figure 17-37 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 570

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